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Frequency and factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant w...
Oliveira,Gabriela Mota Sena de; Simões,Juçara Magalhães; Schaer,Robert Eduard; Freire,Songeli Menezes; Nascimento,Roberto José MeyerAbstract INTRODUCTION: Toxoplasmosis is an asymptomatic disease that can lead to systemic disease in the fetus of pregnant women with primary infection. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis, associated factors, and correlation between the serology of pregnant women and their pets, in the municipality of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 196 preg...
Interferon-gamma release assay performance in northeastern Brazil: influence of...
Carneiro,Valdirene Leão; Bendicho,Maria Teresita; Santos,Rosalina Guedes; Casela,Marilda; Netto,Eduardo M.; Mota,Scarlet Torres MoraesABSTRACT Introduction Latent tuberculosis infection diagnosis based on the release of interferon-gamma in cultures of peripheral blood cells stimulated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens has replaced the tuberculin skin test in many countries with low tuberculosis prevalence. The IFN-γ production can be influenced by genetic polymorphisms, of which the IFNG + 874 (rs62559044) locus is the most studied. We...
Rapid molecular test for tuberculosis: impact of its routine use at a referral ...
Casela,Marilda; Cerqueira,Silvânia Maria Andrade; Casela,Thais de Oliveira; Pereira,Mariana Araújo; Santos,Samanta Queiroz dos; Pozo,Franco Andres DelABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of the use of the molecular test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its resistance to rifampin (Xpert MTB/RIF), under routine conditions, at a referral hospital in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Methods: This was a descriptive study using the database of the Mycobacteriology Laboratory of the Octávio Mangabeira Specialized Hospital, in the city of Salvador, and georefer...
Soroepidemiologia da doença de Newcastle em plantéis de avestruzes dos Estados ...
Fernandes,Lia Muniz Barretto; Silva,Priscila Sousa da; Ramos,Izabella; Sales,Tatiane Santana; Herval,Elen Fabiane Guimarães; Batinga,Thaís de BritoEstudos sorológicos em Avestruzes (Struthio camelus) são ferramentas úteis para analisar os riscos relacionados à Doença de Newcastle nesses plantéis e à avicultura nacional. No presente estudo, amostras de sangue foram obtidas de avestruzes de ambos os sexos, de diferentes faixas etárias e sem apresentação de sintomatologia clínica, criadas nos Estados da Bahia e de São Paulo com o objetivo de avaliar a presen...